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Italy vs Costa Rica - BBC One 5pm KO
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Originally Posted by Peter Venkman:
“Do something Italy FFS. Our lives are in your hands.”
“Do something Italy FFS. Our lives are in your hands.”
No - The fact England got themselves in such a position means we are not good enough to be at the world cup, and rightfully so we will be going out.
Originally Posted by DUNDEEBOY:
“Italy would probably take a point as they would then only need a point from uruguay to qualify”
“Italy would probably take a point as they would then only need a point from uruguay to qualify”
If Italy try to play for a draw against Uruguay it may turn out to be their own undoing.
Originally Posted by rhumble:
“Did Ruiz ever score for Fulham, why are all the ex prem players haunting us
”
“Did Ruiz ever score for Fulham, why are all the ex prem players haunting us
”
Won Goal Of The Month once (dinky lob shot), talented player, but just seemed to stop trying a couple of years ago.
Dempsey did well the other day, so Fulhams having a decent World Cup.
Sid Sidwell to replace Gerard !
Originally Posted by jack_kerouac:
“I doubt the Scots, Welsh etc are bitter quite the contrary i fear .
Like i said Scotland had its humiliation all at once in 1978 and done with it we know were shite.
dragging the high expectations with low performance over every tournament is almost insanity.”
“I doubt the Scots, Welsh etc are bitter quite the contrary i fear .
Like i said Scotland had its humiliation all at once in 1978 and done with it we know were shite.
dragging the high expectations with low performance over every tournament is almost insanity.”
What about 1954, 1990 and 1998?
If Italy lose this the Italian press will go ballistic, then they will probably lose to Uruguay as well
Originally Posted by jack_kerouac:
“crikey i didnt know the CR -Urugauy result !!!!!!
and English press / fans have been bragging about drubbing the minnows Costa Rica ....
after getting beaten by Urugauy ?
makes all the delusions of grandeur even more inconceivable ??
”
“crikey i didnt know the CR -Urugauy result !!!!!!
and English press / fans have been bragging about drubbing the minnows Costa Rica ....
after getting beaten by Urugauy ?
makes all the delusions of grandeur even more inconceivable ??
”
It's not compulsory, but knowing the other results during the World Cup is pretty much expected, especially if you want others to take your opinions seriously...
Originally Posted by shadowassassin:
“No - The fact England got themselves in such a position means we are not good enough to be at the world cup, and rightfully so we will be going out.”
“No - The fact England got themselves in such a position means we are not good enough to be at the world cup, and rightfully so we will be going out.”
Is it really wrong to want your team to go through no matter what? I really doubt if Spain had to rely on other teams all their fans would be saying "Nope we dont deserve to go through anyway so lets just hope we dont"
Originally Posted by Alrightmate:
“If Italy try to play for a draw against Uruguay it may turn out to be their own undoing.”
“If Italy try to play for a draw against Uruguay it may turn out to be their own undoing.”
Although if they lose this they still only need a point against Uruguay as well
Originally Posted by jack_kerouac:
“Humiliation is the same in or out.”
“Humiliation is the same in or out.”
Was anybody expecting England to rip up trees ?
No, apart from people who suddenly develop blind faith.
Spain have been the most embarrassing team so far.
Originally Posted by I, Candy:
“Why couldn't Italy be this bad against England?”
“Why couldn't Italy be this bad against England?”
People keep saying that it's Uruguay and now Italy who have played badly. But surely credit must go to Costa Rica for actually being pretty good?
Originally Posted by shadowassassin:
“No - The fact England got themselves in such a position means we are not good enough to be at the world cup, and rightfully so we will be going out.”
“No - The fact England got themselves in such a position means we are not good enough to be at the world cup, and rightfully so we will be going out.”
The only thing in England's defence is that it has turned into a much tougher group than anyone anticipated. Who would ever have guessed that Costa Rica might be the best team of the four?
Even if Italy lose 1-0, a draw against Uruguay would put them through on GD. If they lose 2-0 though, Uruguay would go through on goals scored given a draw.
Originally Posted by Alrightmate:
“People keep saying that it's Uruguay and now Italy who have played badly. But surely credit must go to Costa Rica for actually being pretty good?”
“People keep saying that it's Uruguay and now Italy who have played badly. But surely credit must go to Costa Rica for actually being pretty good?”
They're not just pretty good.....they are really strong (sure, Italy have a lot of possession at the moment but that was inevitable, they're a decent side themselves)
Originally Posted by DUNDEEBOY:
“If Italy lose this the Italian press will go ballistic”
“If Italy lose this the Italian press will go ballistic”
I suspect that's probably happening as we speak. Social media must be a harsh place for this Italian team at the moment.
Originally Posted by O'Neill:
“It's not compulsory, but knowing the other results during the World Cup is pretty much expected, especially if you want others to take your opinions seriously...”
“It's not compulsory, but knowing the other results during the World Cup is pretty much expected, especially if you want others to take your opinions seriously...”
Especially a shock result like that in England's group.
Originally Posted by RotMojo:
“No England fan should have been expecting England to still qualify. Have words with yourselves.”
“No England fan should have been expecting England to still qualify. Have words with yourselves.”
Hoping maybe. Expectation is stretching it.
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